1951 VFL Round 13: Richmond v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1951 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 13 of the 1951 VFL season. Richmond hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval. Bill Morris captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Ron Clegg.

Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), T. Allen, C. Austen, B. Boland, K. Dillon, L. Flintoff, D. Fraser, L. Gardner, J. Nix, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, H. Rowe, P. Schofield, G. Spring, R. Stokes, B. Turner, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson, R. Wright

South Melbourne
K. Browning, R. Clegg, E. Collihole, P. Deagan, J. Dorgan, E. Dornau, J. Garrick, I. Gillett, R. Harley, K. Hilet, E. Lane, H. Moore, B. Murray, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, S. Smith, J. Taylor, B. Williams

Richmond (8.8.56) were defeated by South Melbourne (13.17.95).

Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Schofield (4), T. Allen, H. Rowe, B. Wilson, R. Wright
South Melbourne: B. Williams (4), E. Dornau (2), I. Gillett (2), D. Scott (2), K. Browning, E. Lane, M. Sibun

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Richmond v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 28 July 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 19,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by South Melbourne
Score: 8.8.56 - 13.17.95

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 0 . 3 0 . 4 2 . 6 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
South Melbourne 5 . 3 6 . 9 9 . 13 13 . 17 13 . 17 (95)
Margin SMLB by 30 SMLB by 41 SMLB by 49 SMLB by 39 SMLB by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)
Captains: Bill Morris (Richmond), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Allen, Tom ? ? 1 ?
16 Austen, Col ? ? 0 ?
9 Boland, Brian ? ? 0 ?
31 Dillon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
29 Flintoff, Les ? ? 0 ?
21 Fraser, Don ? ? 0 ?
34 Gardner, Len ? ? 0 ?
5 Morris, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Nix, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 0 ?
33 Roberts, Ken ? ? 0 ?
15 Rowe, Des ? ? 0 ?
3 Rowe, Havel ? ? 1 ?
11 Schofield, Peter ? ? 4 ?
19 Spring, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
27 Stokes, Ray ? ? 0 ?
28 Turner, Brian ? ? 0 ?
26 Wiggins, Bob ? ? 0 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 1 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 8

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Browning, Keith ? ? 1 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 0 ?
5 Collihole, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
30 Deagan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Dornau, Erwin ? ? 2 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 2 ?
14 Harley, Reg ? ? 0 ?
16 Hilet, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
27 Lane, Eddie ? ? 1 ?
32 Moore, Harry ? ? 0 ?
38 Murray, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
10 Ryan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
22 Schaefer, Keith ? ? 0 ?
34 Scott, Don ? ? 2 ?
7 Sibun, Mick ? ? 1 ?
36 Smith, Stan ? ? 0 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 0 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 17

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s